Date: May 12, 2026
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm PT
CCEU: RD only

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The Coaching Power of Breath: Supporting Clients’ Regulation, Resilience, and Performance

Breathing is one of the most direct ways to influence human physiology, yet it is rarely discussed within coaching conversations around stress, resilience, and performance. In this session, coaches will learn a practical framework for understanding how breathing patterns influence the brain, nervous system, and heart, and how these physiological systems shape the way clients experience and respond to stress.

Participants will explore how different breathing patterns affect emotional regulation, cognitive clarity, and nervous system balance. The session will break down the underlying physiology in a way that is accessible and immediately applicable within a coaching context.

Coaches will also learn practical breathing tools that can be integrated directly into coaching sessions. These techniques can help clients regulate stress, navigate anxiety, and shift their physiological state in moments where clarity, focus, and emotional stability are needed most.

About Your Speaker

Kevin Connelly is an author, speaker, and researcher specializing in breathing physiology and nervous system regulation. He is the founder of Reconnect, a training organization that teaches professionals how to apply breathing techniques to help clients regulate stress, improve emotional stability, and perform under pressure. Kevin has conducted independent research exploring how breathing influences the brain and heart, and has written extensively about the connection between breathing patterns and addiction recovery. Through Reconnect, he has trained addiction associations, first responder organizations, coaches, therapists, and doctors from around the world.